Check this out -István wrote:Francesco,
You are ABSOLUTELY right! That's a big issue...
So what do we expect if this product cannot be bought in local shops, cannot be rented at resorts, and cannot be seen on TV??
Let's face it, we'll stay a small group of enthusiastic people. Frankly, I don't mind it.
Kindest,
Istvan
http://www.r-sport.ru/cat_17.html
http://www.genza.ru/bt%20rc.html
and this is all in Moscow - far from any decent alpine resort. Not rarely I can see somebody practicing alpine snowboarding on the local slopes on some F2 Speedster board (no SWOARDS, alas!) so it's probably not that bad - just broaden your view

btw, carving more and more gains "elite" status here, and is becoming more popular now.
Cheers.